Piggie’s really DO give each other piggy backs. They climb onto each others backs and rush about honking like little trains having races.
I gave them a mud puddle to play in yesterday.
Sheila is hoping for cabbage leaves to come flying over the garden gate.
Time to prune the grape vine I think!
Basil Pesto
- 1 cup ripped basil leaves, no stalks.
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons walnuts (roasted in the oven until sweet)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Grind in food processor or with mortar and pestle.
- Stir in 1/4 cup of grated parsmesan cheese.
I freeze this in little blocks or in small jars without the cheese. Then add the grated cheese after it is thawed. Though this batch was so tasty it immediately went onto pasta for a quick lunch.
“Oh. What?” says Boo, The Savage. “This is your gumboot? I could have sworn this one was mine.”
Good morning. I hope you all have a lovely day.
your friend, celi.
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “Muddy Piggy Backs!”
Brilliant photo of the piglet in mud. I showed Robert and we laughed and laughed. Robert said, “what’s he doing in there?” I said, “well, he probably will have to come up for air at some point.” We just loved seeing them today and also loved Boo the savage and the gum boots. Thanks for the lovely photos. 🙂 Oh, today we went for a walk on the Thames and saw a man training his black lab and his spaniel. He had a whistle and two duck-like things and he threw them into the Thames and the dogs had to wait till he gave the order. As soon as he did the dogs went bounding and jumping thru the reeds straight into the water and straight to retrieve the duck. It was just wonderful to watch. Happy, happy animals. 🙂
Yup, happy as pigs in s—! 🙂 Wow, your vines are beautiful C. What kind are they, do you know? The best part is all the lovely wine they will make! 🙂 And yes, that is exactly what Boo is saying….it’s so easy to see that on his face!! Those would be perfect boots for here with all the rain we get in the winter months…and to look good too!
The grapes are a Vidal Blanc on a sub zero root stock so that they can take the winters here.. In fact today we are going to bottle last years vintage.. exciting@!c
That mud is looking pretty darn good…and to think they go in it head first without goggles.
Well, I’m sure the gumboot tastes pretty good too….. *giggles*
Good Day Farmy residents!! Love the photos of the little piggies at play. I must say you take the best photos of animals!! Charlotte looks fetching as she awaits the daily bits of veggies. She is beautiful, and of course, so is Sheila! The little ones surely have grown! Again, thanks for the photos of “life on the Farmy”.
You are very welcome Spike.. c
Hummm…I think Mom caught me….I was just LOOKING at them, really!!!
Boo
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I can’t believe the photo with the pig burying its face in the mud! Good afternoon!
They certainly look like they are having fun in that puddle
Love the piggy backs. Now whenever I hear that phrase I’ll see those little piggies in my mind’s eye. I had no idea how much pigs love mud until visiting your blog.
I never would have guessed that “piggyback” was a term rooted in reality. Then again, what other source could it be? Regardless, they are growing up fast, aren’t they? In some shots, like this one with your gumboots, Boo has a dog’s face. In others, like when he’s in his chair, his face is more puppy.
I hope you got a chance to enjoy today, Celi. It sure is a beauty.
Your pigs seem to be enjoying their mud wallow. I love the shot of the one rwith her face in the water. 🙂
Aw! How fun the piggies are having!
Ah how I love the peek into your world. I laughed out loud at the picture of the pig with his face stuffed into the mud puddle. My 5 year old son, Carter, just this afternoon did the exact same thing but in the kiddy wadding pool filled with water (I am not as nice of a mom as you to allow them to wallow in mud.) 🙂
RB Gal, try the MUCK BOOTS brand boots. They have neoprene tops that you can roll down. I actually stood in water over the tops of my boots and my jeans from the boot tops down stayed dry! I see they now have ones that are meant to be cooler in summer as well as their regular and Arctic ones. Couldn’t operate around here without them and have often worn them all day long. BTW, it’s not that pigs like mud (or s–t), it’s that they don’t sweat – other than their noses – they would be just as happy (and cleaner) in a wading pool though I’m sure the mud coating helps keep the flies off too.
absolutely, the wallow is a very important part of their life style, it does keep flies off and keeps them cool at the same time.. each field has a wallow.. it is the favourite corner! I shall look up those boots, I am either in my gumboots in the summer or my thermal boots in the winter..love them.. c
Thanks ever so much will do.
I love, love, love basil and envy you your plants to bits! Own fault, don’t prepare my soils nearly enough 😦 ! Shall try your wonderfully simple pesto recipe as soon as the latter in season: I have made less in the last few years also because of pine nut cost, but walnuts might actually give a deeper flavour: great!!! Great also to see the piglets grow SO fast, but why would any animal get joy out of poking its entire face in yucky mud [yep, another city girl statement!!] ?
Love it, they love it too! and they just run and run all over the place, even out into the fields and back again when i call them to come back in then fill in the holes in the fences, so they can start a new one.. such fun!